My man you are absolutely 💯 right about the 80s.. I was born in 74 so I had the privilege to grow up to 80s metal and it was the best decade of my life ❤🎸🤟
@@Man91571 You weren't listening to the right stuff. The 80s had that horrible new wave synth crap and then metal bands were just copycats of each other. Don't get me wrong, I like Dokken, Maiden, Journey, Guns n Roses, Megadeth, Overkill, Whitesnake
Thank the holy Jesus to have a recording board operator that obviously love Georges playing and knowing his abilities at this time in his career to CRANK his monitors on the soundboard… Bless you whoever you are for this is the one and only time recording in their hayday that George is heard properly. As for the rest of the band, kudos to all of them. There is a buzz now in 2023 listening to this about bands playing absolutely live and was taken back to see Jeff playing the keyboards and not hiring someone to play them, or to run a keyboard track…. They did it all LIVE and that’s what’s probably the most amazing thing…. Totally LIVE mix as it should be. Wish more bands would do the same but unfortunately it’s a new day, age, and so easily done on an Apple Tablet to just fill in all the stuff you want… I hate it!! And will always give bands their kudos to doing it LIVE!!!! People do not give into the backing tracks BS, we have lost so much of what is actually real at live shows!!! This is the way it was meant to be and they knew it nearly 40 years ago…. Enough said!!!!
And a very cool dude. I met him at a Pat Travers show in Sacramento sometime around 2006. My buddy was drunk as hell and needed to go outside. Mick and the girl he was with were hanging out by his mini truck and my buddy was hanging all over the side. Mick and I were talking when I recognized who he was. He was totally flattered I knew who he was and remembered the concerts with Dokken. Then his girl is laughing saying my friend was trying to get into the truck. He's at least 250lbs and 6'3". Mick starts laughing when we see the back of his pants and says, "Hahaha...he pissed his pants!" My buddy had pissed himself and had no idea. Then Mick says to me, hey you want a beer? I said cool. Then says, Pat is going on stage. Let's have a beer and go say hi." Mick is the coolest dude I've ever met in a band.
@@FreeMTriderWow! I would have given anything to meet the band back in the day! I had a mad crush on Don. Lol I thought he was so hot! Of course that was years ago (too many) but I never stopped watching my favorite 80' bands!!! And yes Mick is a bad ass drummer!
I caught this tour in Houston was sitting low on Georges side ,and when he tossed his Tiger Guitar to his roadie the roadie missed it and it hit a Plexiglass wall and bounced into and out of my hand !!! I was freaked if I had caught it could I run to the car fast enough to not get caught ?? I at least got to touch a Legendary Axe I guess lol Badass show for sure . We left before Aerosmith was half done we went for Dokken , pawned my amp to take my girlfriend at the time and it was worth it !!
This is AWESOME!!!! I was trying to find original 80s Dokken concert footage - thank you for posting this! There is nothing like watching the 80s bands in their prime and their original era. There is no music today that compares to the range and diversity of music in the 80s. Long live 80s rock music!
I have been a DOKKEN Man all my life. I had the best workouts in the gym listening to their music. Lynch & Hendrix are the top 🎸players in my book. 🤘🎶👍🚘
During this time Dons vocals were great but Mick and Pilson are sooo good and provide excellent backup vocals. Of course Lynch not only has phenomenal solos but his rhythm guitar riffs were some of my favorites of the time. When I was just learning guitar In my Dreams was not only enough of a challenge but really fun to play. I must have worn my cassette out rewinding it over over trying figure the solo out by ear. Lol. Good times.
They were falling apart during this time, which is too bad. Back For The Attack album is amazing. But seeing them play at Monsters of Rock was painful. I felt bad for my favorite band. Glad there are good moments like this to see. Thank you. 🤘
I brought a LYNCH IS GOD banner to the show because as a 17 yo guitar player I believed it. Still to this day I LOVE the man so much. George turned out to be a great man as a person and I could not have been luckier to chase his tones. Still to this day every time I sit and jam through my own real Plexi, as old as me now, its a literal exorcism. You never know whats going to come out, but it always slays. This is one fantastic share my btother, THANK YOU !!!
George absolutely shreds here. I was 2 years old at the time of recording but if I could go back in a time machine I would. What a bygone era of incredible music!
Hahaha 😝 That’s awesome bro!! I remember when my wife was pregnant with our son. He got to see or I should say feel and listen to. Styx, Scorpion’s, Rainbow 🌈 Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Pat Travers, The Outlaws. All while in his Moms Stomach!! Not to bad of a Pre- Birth Welcoming To This World 🌎 Then to play the Bass for TYRANNY!! EPIC METAL 🤘
I rember back in the 80s, I had a Camaro Z28, my girl, Starla, I had a job, an apartment, a mullet, I used to cruise the strip blastin' Dokken and all the hot girls would turn their heads and look at me.
(I realize I'm 2 years late lol ) Yes! He's so great that RANDY RHOADS asked him to fill in for him as a guitar teacher at Musonia while he was in England recording with OZZY!
The best live footage I have ever seen! The whole band is great but George is ON FIRE! What I would give to have been lucky enough to see this performance or George period in the late 80's! Lightning Strikes solo just blows me away!
The life Lynch gives these songs is incredible. I grew up in the 80's and respected Dokken, but I recently been listening to them a lot and I'm blown away by Lynch and the sound and style he gave this band in retrospect.
Lifelong all things Dokken, Lynch, etc. fan ever since after walking through the living room / just happen to see the glass shattering video of Just Got Lucky. Totally agree with you coming from a different opposite angle. Just some highlights of (in no particular order): 1) Don D's Ashes The Hunger, 1000 Miles Away, Forever, Mirror Mirror, Stay 2) the L Mob triple axis of metal All I Want / Hell Child / She's So Evil But She's Mine, Dream Until Tomorrow, The Secret, No Bed Of Roses 3) (just a partial list of) fan loves aka deep cuts like Hole In My Head, Standing In The Shadows, Til The Livin' End, Crazy Mary Goes Round 4) Live gems Paris Is Burning from Breaking The Chains, Standing In The Shadows from import version of Beast From The East, I Will Remember from Japan Live '95 5) various wanderings of greatness Shadow Life, Dysfunctional, Wicked Sensation Re-Imagined, One Live Night, Live From The Sun, Erast The Slate 6) video classics such as It's Not Love, Walk Away, Just Got Lucky, In My Dreams, River Of Love, Dream Warriors, Burning Like A Flame, Heaven Sent, Mirror Mirror, River Of Love, Stay 7) in your face greatness Too High To Fly, Into The Fire, Dream Warriors, Maddest Hatter, Unchain The Night, The Hunter 8) George's famous guitars Mom, Kamikazees in every color and version, the original Tiger, the yellow to purple Tiger, handmade wood bones, just about everything he has you can't imagine anyone else with / they almost know it's against everything good and holy to even think about lol 9) every time George comes out of nowhere live with Blandini, Terry Ilous, with something new, new Dokken tour let's do a couple together / guest appearances, 10) insane "where the heck did that come from / that is amazing" like the Hear N Aid performance / recording session / the only soloing the recording booth cheared for they were so blown away, George's tone on the solos in Hole In My Head, intro solo in Too High, Walk Away solo, licks throughout like Just Got Lucky, unmistakabe yeah that's George / why I love the dirty / muddy guitar tones like Heaven sent, Too High To Fly, chords that pop and rip like the post solo Dream Warriors, etc. 11) willingness to share the stage / step in and take over without badmouthing anyone like J Norum, R Beach, J Levin, etc. 12) side projects like Lynch / Sweet, The End Machine, War And Peace, We Dont Own This World with the Nelson brothers 13) some of the best dang harmonies / choruses in 80s metal and beyond In My Dreams, Into The Fire, Just Got Lucky, Heaven Sent 14) Don's vocals Walk Away, Alone Again, Unchain The Night, Heaven Sent 15) having some of the coolest rock names Don DOKKEN, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson, Wild Mick Brown, added members with cool names like Reb Beach, John Norum, etc. 16) their simple dang those guys are never give up never surrender warrior tenacity still hammering keeping long time fans happy / making lifelong fans proud / total ownership (that's my band, my band kicks your band's butt lol) / winning over new ones young and old 17) kids everywhere finding out maybe mom and dad are pretty cool after all / why wasn't I born back then / rubbing it in other kid's faces "my parent's record collection kicks your parent's music @$$" 18) maybe one of the greatest feats in 80's metal... don't think ever heard one single lady complain about the lyrics All of the guys in Dokken have really gone above and beyond a lot of other bands out there. Bringing great stuff that is unmistakably theirs, willing to try some new things while staying true to who they are, always bringing new people in without losing sight of one another, give folks a shot at greatness, share the stage with young faces, ALWAYS keeping the fans in mind, etc. There are a lot of great bands out there. But very few have done as much and continue to bring more forward. Your post is awesome. You had respect. Now you see more than ever how dang good they were. Welcome aboard, captain. ;)
Dokken = GEORGE. Saw my first Dokken concert at age 8... Loved George ever since. He always had the best, most iconic guitars. I myself have a few of the esp versions, and had a Bengal custom made for me just like his... Finish checked and all...
Is the audio pulled from the board? It's really good. I saw this show in Columbus Ohio in 1987. December, I believe. Don and George were...not talking...at the time. George played the whole show from behind his amps.
It's coming back with new blood and some strong stuff out of europe. We need it. Ripe with the same conditions as the 70s that gave birth to the 80s. High gas prices, inflation, whacked out job market, old coot in the house, people need a good time, we need a fashion reset, everyone could use a good party, a lot of junk music on the radio, rock needs a shot in the arm, where are all the guitar heros, etc. lol
I was at this show in philly against the stage. They opened for aerosmith. I went to see dokken and wound up getting a drum stick handed to me from Joey Kramer of aerosmith lol. I still have it.
Hello Mr. Scary! This is always my go to video for my best memories of Dokken. I was there front row Columbus, Ohio @ The Ohio Center for this tour. You opened for Aerosmith. I've seen you many times. Some of the other shows were with Sammy Hagar, Y&T, & Priest. Hope to see you again!
George Lynch breathed life and fire into Dokken. First heard Paris Is Burning on local rock radio and knew this guy's guitar was truly something special.
hehe me n the guy that taught me to play guitar his name John something er other road tripped that show (Oakland) in his tiny yellow Honda Civic lol, got lost about nine times once we got to Oakland it was awesome 2 lil white punks in a motorcycle engine powered Honda lost in Oaktown.... Great show tho...
Thanks George! Dude, I always come back to your playing and think wow - that guy is unique! In the best possible way! BTW, did you hear the story about the time one of your solos was playing in the background during an Allan Holdsworth Q&A and Allan stopped dead in his tracks and said "now THAT's a great solo!". Thought you'd enjoy that. :)
Some of the bands are bringing back cassettes alongside vinyl, custom color vinyl, cd, downloads, signed new release combos, etc. Way too friggin cool. Some of this stuff would probably make a great gift for some of the smarter teens / early 20's folks that love mom & dad's record collection.
Dokken was great. However, this video is either unauthentic, out of sync, or they are all pantomiming…not sure which as I can’t stand to watch another second. To be fair, the audio is Dokken and sounds awesome
What a show caught them in Saginaw mich civic cntr 87 opened for Aerosmith, seen them at Monsters of Rock that same yr. Wow what an Era to grow up as an inspiring guitar player & still am 🤘 50yrs old Strong 🤘
Eye opening that Don chooses an octave lower on some of the High note portions! Even back then in '87. So basically the studio recording high notes were a One time blessing & that was it. I do Love Dokken. Just realizing that the vocal limitations of DD existed farther back than the last 15 years.
What a great show this was I was front and center, it was very loud.What a great hair band they where back around 82 Until 87 they where a hot hair metal band!
that band live was Lynch and Pilson... Brown kust to basic and his snare spnd was too heavy and boomy, not cool fr the dynamic and particular sound of Lynch, Dokken, average, ok singing, presence kind of boring
